Trump Action Archive

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• Trump Administration Directs CBP to Ask Teens About Self-Deportation — The Trump administration issued a directive to Customs and Border Protection personnel to ask detained teenagers if they would like to self-deport, aiming to expedite the deportation of unaccompanied minors.

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• DoJ subpoenas clinics and doctors offering gender-affirming care to minors — The US Department of Justice issued over 20 subpoenas to clinics and doctors providing gender-affirming care to minors.

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• LA school district demands inquiry after ICE officers filmed urinating on campus — The El Rancho Unified School District in Los Angeles has demanded a federal investigation after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were filmed urinating on the grounds of Ruben Salazar High School in Pico

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• Hakeem Jeffries delivers record-breaking House floor speech against GOP tax bill — On Thursday, Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered the longest House floor speech in history, speaking for over eight hours to delay a vote on Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax-and-spending bill.
• House of Representatives Advances Trump’s Tax-and-Spending Bill — The House of Representatives advanced Donald Trump's tax-and-spending bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, after a procedural vote.
• Passage of Trump's Signature Tax and Spending Bill — On July 3, 2025, the U.S.

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• Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors — On June 18, 2025, the U.S.
• Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban — The Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for trans youth, affecting similar laws in over 20 states.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in United States v. Skrmetti (23-477) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in United States v.

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• Republicans attempt to pass significant budget bill — Republicans in Congress attempted to advance a budget measure dubbed “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” which aimed to extend Trump’s tax cuts at a projected cost of $4.6 trillion over ten years while raising the debt ceiling
• House Budget Committee passes bill in late-night session — The House Budget Committee passed a budget bill after a late-night session, with some members who previously voted 'No' changing their votes to 'Present.' The bill is set to face further scrutiny in the Rules Committee.
• Republicans criticized for scheduling votes at odd hours — Several Democratic representatives criticized Republicans for scheduling votes on significant legislation during late-night hours, suggesting a lack of transparency and public engagement in the legislative process.

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• Proposed Budget Reconciliation Bill — The Republican-led Congress is advancing a Budget Reconciliation Bill that aims to implement significant cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, while providing substantial tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.
• House Energy and Commerce Committee Proposes Medicaid Cuts — The House Energy and Commerce Committee has released a proposal to cut $880 billion in federal spending over a decade, with significant reductions targeting Medicaid.
• House committees release plans for tax cuts and spending cuts — Several House committees, including the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees, released plans for a legislative measure that includes extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts and implementing cuts to various

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• Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker hold 12-hour sit-in against GOP funding plan — On Sunday, Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker held a 12-hour sit-in on the steps of the US Capitol to protest the Republican-proposed budget plan for the 2026 fiscal year.
• Democratic sit-in protest against Republican budget bill — Hakeem Jeffries and Cory Booker conducted a sit-in protest on the steps of the US Capitol for over 12 hours, opposing the proposed Republican budget plan that includes significant cuts to essential programs such as
• Democratic sit-in protest against Republican budget cuts — House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Cory Booker led a live-streamed sit-in protest on the steps of the U.S.

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• ICE Deportations Separate Families, Including U.S. Citizen Children — Recent ICE deportations have separated families, including U.S.
• ICE Deports US Citizen Child and Mother — ICE officials deported a 4-year-old US citizen with cancer and his mother without the child's medication, along with two Honduran-born mothers and their US-born children, and a Cuban-born mother separated from her
• ICE Deports U.S. Citizen Children to Honduras — Early on April 26, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported three U.S.

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• Administration Deports U.S. Citizen Child — The Trump administration deported a two-year-old U.S.

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• Federal Judge Blocks Funding Cuts for Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting off funding for programs that provide legal services to unaccompanied children in immigration court proceedings.

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• Trump signed executive order to dismantle Department of Education — Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education, which was established by Congress.
• Trump orders dismantling of the US Department of Education — On Thursday, Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the US Department of Education, raising concerns about the management of student debt.
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education — On March 19, 2025, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the U.S.

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• Trump Administration Resumes Family Detention for Immigrants — The Trump administration has resumed the practice of detaining immigrant families, re-operationalizing two family detention centers in Texas.

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• USDA cuts over $1bn in local food purchases for schools and food banks — The U.S.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts funding for local food programs — On March 12, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture announced it would cut about $1 billion in funding that enables schools and food banks to purchase directly from local farms and ranches.

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• ICE Directed to Deport Migrant Children — The Trump administration directed ICE to deport hundreds of thousands of migrant children who entered the U.S.

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• Musk seeks access to USAID's sensitive systems — Reports indicated that Elon Musk was seeking access to USAID's personnel files and security systems, including classified information.
• Musk's Team Accesses Small Business Administration Systems — Musk's team has gained access to the Small Business Administration's human resources, contracts, and payment systems.
• Musk's Team Breaches Department of Education Data Systems — Musk's team has accessed sensitive internal data systems of the Department of Education, including personal information of millions of students involved in federal student aid programs.

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• Trump permits ICE arrests in sensitive areas — On January 21, 2025, President Trump allowed ICE officials to arrest individuals in and around churches and schools, reversing a previous policy that restricted enforcement actions in sensitive locations.
• DHS scraps guidance limiting immigration arrests near sensitive locations — The Department of Homeland Security removed previous guidance that limited immigration enforcement actions near sensitive locations such as churches, schools, and hospitals.
• Trump administration overturns policies restricting immigration enforcement from sensitive areas — The Trump administration has overturned longstanding policies that restricted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection from conducting enforcement actions in "sensitive areas" such as